taxonID	type	description	language	source
03F53A0AEE7FCE64FF56FF77FC8CF7E7.taxon	description	Phoenix reclinata Jacq. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afrotropical; Schmitz 3593 (BR). Raphia farinifera (Gaertn.) Hyl. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; African linking; Schmitz 4644 (BR). ASTERACEAE Solanecio mannii (Hook. f.) C. Jeffrey Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane. Vernonia amygdalina Delile Habitat: wooded grasslands; African linking. Vernonia auriculifera Hiern Habitat: wooded grasslands; Guineo-Congolian linking. Vernonia bellinghamii S. Moore Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Vernonia colorata (Willd.) Drake subsp. colorata Habitat: wooded grasslands; Afrotropical. Vernonia colorata subsp. oxyura (O. Hoffm.) C. Jeffrey Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian. Vernonia exsertiflora Bak. var. tenuicalyx G. V. Pope Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian. Vernonia holstii O. Hoffm. Habitat: mountain forest; African linking. Vernonia myriantha Hook. f. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. Vernonia thomsoniana Oliv. & Hiern Habitat: wooded grasslands; distribution: Afrotropical. BIGNONIACEAE Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Afrotropical. Markhamia lutea (Benth.) K. Schum Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; distribution uncertain. Markhamia obtusifolia (Bak.) Sprague Habitat: wooded grasslands (Termitophilous); Zambezian. Stereospermum harmsianum K. Schum. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga; endemic of Katanga). Stereospermum kunthianum Cham. Habitat: wooded grasslands; African linking. Tecomaria capensis subsp. nyassae (Oliv.) Brummitt Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. BORAGINACEAE Cordia africana Lam. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; African linking. Cordia millenii Baker Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: new to Upper Katanga; Mont Zawa, 24 June 1954, Delvaux 547 (BR). Cordia mukuensis Taton Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian. Cordia pilosissima Baker Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. BURSERACEAE Canarium schweinfurthii Engl. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Commiphora africana (A. Rich.) Engl. Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Sudano-Zambezian. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; Lisowski, Malaisse & Symoens 7900 (EBV, BR). Commiphora africana (A. Rich.) Engl. var. rubriflora (Engl.) Wild Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian Eastern linking. Note: new to D. R. Congo; Kiubo, scrub on rocky soil near waterfalls, 15 July 2015, Meerts & Hasson 736 (BRLU). Commiphora caerulea Burtt Habitat: miombo woodlands; Eastern. Note: new to D. R. Congo; Kiubo, scrub on steep rocky slope near waterfalls, 15 July 2015, Meerts & Hasson 735 (BRLU). Commiphora glandulosa Schinz Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (Termitophilous). Note: not mentioned in FAC; Lubumbashi, campus de la Kasapa, forêt claire dégradée, 1230 m, 29 January 1971, Lisowski s. n. (barcode BR 000000886596). Commiphora kua (R. Br. ex Royle) Vollesen Habitat: miombo woodlands; Eastern. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC (as Commiphora habessinica (Berg) Engl.); Lisowski 53 (BR). Commiphora marlothii Engl. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Note: not mentioned in FAC; env. Pweto, Colline Kashengeneke, savane sur pente abrupte, 11 November 1970, Lisowski 56 (BR). Commiphora mollis (Oliv.) Engl. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (Termitophilous). Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; Meerts & Hasson 351 (BRLU). Commiphora pteleifolia Engl. Habitat: dry evergreen forest; Eastern. Note: new to D. R. Congo; 10 km SE village Bwanga-Mukanua (territ. Kasenga), muhulu, alt. 1050 m, 23 January 1971, Lisowski 63 (BR). CANNABACEAE Trema orientalis (L.) Blume Habitat: wooded grasslands; Afrotropical. CAPPARACEAE Boscia angustifolia A. Rich. var. corymbosa (Gilg) De Wolf Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Zambezian. Boscia mossambicensis Klotzsch Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Zambezian-Eastern linking. * Boscia praecox Hauman Habitat: wooded grasslands (uncertain); Zambezian (endemic of Katanga). Note: known only from the type specimen, without leaves; taxonomic status doubtful. Boscia salicifolia Oliv. Habitat: miombo woodlands; (Termitophilous); Sudano-Zambezian; Meerts & Hasson 086 (BRLU). Capparis erythrocarpos Isert Habitat: dry evergreen forests; African linking. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; Plancke 221 (BRLU). Capparis fascicularis DC. var. elaeagnoides (Gilg) De Wolf Habitat: wooded grasslands (Termitophilous); Zambezian-Eastern linking. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; Malaisse 7912 (BR). * Capparis pseudocerasifera Hauman Habitat: wooded grasslands, on termitaria; Zambezian (endemic of Upper Katanga). Note: known only from the type, without flowers; taxonomic status doubtful. Capparis tomentosa Lam. Habitat: wooded grasslands (Termitophilous); Afrotropical. Cladostemon kirkii (Oliv.) Pax & Gilg Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian-Eastern linking. Crateva adansonii DC. Habitat: wooded grasslands; African linking. Maerua aethiopica (Fenzl) Oliv. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Sudano-Zambezian. Maerua angolensis DC. New synonym: Maerua angolensis DC. var. subtomentosa Wilczek, syn. nov.; habitat: wooded grasslands; African linking. Maerua bussei (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) R. Wilczek Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian-Eastern linking. Maerua friesii Gilg & Gilg-Ben. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian. Maerua homblei De Wild. Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Zambezian (endemic of Upper Katanga); see note under M. robynsii. Maerua kirkii (Oliv.) F. White Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Eastern. * Maerua robynsii Wilczek Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous). Note: probably not distinct at species rank from Maerua homblei De Wild.; the genus Maerua needs revision in Upper Katanga. Ritchiea quarrei Wilczek Habitat: dry evergreen forests (Termitophilous); Zambezian (endemic of Upper Katanga). CELASTRACEAE Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl. Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane. Elaeodendron buchananii (Loes.) Loes. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; African linking. Gymnosporia acuminata (L. f.) Szyszyl. Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane. Gymnosporia buchananii Loes. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests (Termitophilous); African linking. Gymnosporia buxifolia (L.) Szyszyl. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests (Termitophilous); Eastern. Gymnosporia gracilipes (Welw. ex Oliv.) Loes. subsp. gracilipes Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Gymnosporia putterlickioides Loes. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Afromontane. Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes. Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); paleotropical (in Africa: African linking). Maytenus undatus (Thunb.) Blakelock Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; African linking. Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Thunb.) Loes. subsp. aethiopicum Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); African linking. Pleurostylia africana Loes. Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Zambezian. Salacia erecta (G. Don) Walp. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; distribution: Afrotropical. Salacia laurentii De Wild. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Salacia rhodesiaca Blakelock Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga). CHRYSOBALANACEAE Dactyladenia buchneri (Engl.) Prance & Sothers Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking.	en	Meerts, Pierre (2016): An annotated checklist to the trees and shrubs of the Upper Katanga (D. R. Congo). Phytotaxa 258 (3): 201-250, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1
03F53A0AEE7ACE63FF56FF48FD88F7E6.taxon	description	Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Maranthes floribunda (Baker) F. White Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Parinari curatellifolia Planch. ex Benth. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Sudano-Zambezian. Parinari excelsa Sabine Habitat: dry evergreen forests; afroamerican, in Africa: Guineo-Congolian linking. CLUSIACEAE Garcinia buchananii Baker Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian-Eastern linking. Garcinia huillensis Welw. ex Oliv. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Garcinia pachyclada N. Robson Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga). Garcinia punctata Oliv. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; African linking. Garcinia robsoniana P. Bamps Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga) Garcinia smeathmanii (Planch. & Triana) Oliv. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Garcinia volkensii Engl. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Afromontane. COMBRETACEAE Combretum acutifolium Exell Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Combretum adenogonium Steud. ex A. Rich. Habitat: wooded grasslands; African linking. Combretum apiculatum Sond. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian Combretum celastroides Welw. ex M. A. Lawson subsp. laxiflorum (Welw. ex M. A. Lawson) Exell Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Combretum collinum Fresen. subsp. gazense (Swynn. & Baker f.) Okafor Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Combretum collinum subsp. taborense (Engl.) Okafor Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Combretum gossweileri Exell Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Combretum lukafuense De Wild. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga). Combretum molle R. Br. ex G. Don Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); African linking. Combretum mossambicense (Klotzsch) Engl. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Combretum padoides Engl. & Diels Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Combretum paniculatum Vent. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afrotropical. Combretum psidioides Welw. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian.	en	Meerts, Pierre (2016): An annotated checklist to the trees and shrubs of the Upper Katanga (D. R. Congo). Phytotaxa 258 (3): 201-250, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1
03F53A0AEE7BCE61FF56FF48FCC7F7E7.taxon	description	Combretum subglabratum De Wild. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga; endemic of Katanga). * Combretum towaense Engl. & Diels Habitat: uncertain; endemic of Upper Katanga. Note: known only from the type, a depauperate collection, taxonomic value doubtful. Combretum zeyheri Sond. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Pteleopsis anisoptera (Welw. ex Laws.) Engl. & Diels. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian. Terminalia brachystemma Welw. ex Hiern subsp. brachystemma Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Terminalia griffithsiana Liben Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga). Terminalia mollis Laws. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Sudano-Zambezian. Terminalia sericea Burck. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (southern African). Terminalia stenostachya Engl. & Diels Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. CONNARACEAE Agelaea pentagyna (Lam.) Baill. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Afrotropical. Rourea minor (Gaertn.) Alston Habitat: dry evergreen forests; paleotropical (in Africa: Guineo-Congolian linking). Rourea orientalis Baill. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. CUPRESSACEAE Juniperus procera Hochst. & Endl. Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane; IUCN conservation status: LC. DIPTEROCARPACEAE Monotes adenophyllus Gilg subsp. adenophyllus New synonyms: Monotes adenophyllus Gilg subsp. delevoyi (De Wild.) P. A. Duvign. syn. nov.; Monotes adenophyllus Gilg subsp. subfloccosus P. A. Duvign. syn. nov.; Monotes delevoyi De Wild. syn. nov.; Monotes magnificus Gilg var. paucipilosus P. A. Duvign. syn. nov.; Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Note: hair length and density on lower leaf surface is extremely variable; Duvigneaud 5044 M (BRLU). Monotes adenophyllus Gilg subsp. homblei (De Wild.) P. A. Duvign. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Homblé 1177 (BR). Monotes africanus Gilg Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Duvigneaud & Timperman 2092 (BRLU). Monotes angolensis De Wild. hHabitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Note: see note under M. caloneurus; Delevoy 502 (BR) Monotes autennei P. A. Duvign. habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga); Duvigneaud 3090 M (BRLU). Monotes caloneurus Gilg New synonyms: Monotes elegans Gilg syn. nov.; Monotes schmitzii P. A. Duvign. syn. nov.; habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; the type specimen of Monotes schmitzii P. A. Duvign. formerly regarded as endemic of Katanga is not distinct from many collections of M. elegans Gilg from Tanzania and Zambia. Note: the complex of Monotes hypoleucus, M. angolensis, M. caloneurus needs revision; Duvigneaud 5096 M (BRLU). Monotes dasyanthus Gilg Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Note: the relations with Monotes mutetetwa P. A. Duvign. (Kwango and Angola) are unclear; some collections have a mixture of penicillate hairs and simple hairs on leaf upper surface and probably deserve taxonomic recognition; Duvigneaud & Timperman 2319 Mo (BRLU). Monotes discolor R. E. Fries Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Schmitz 1958 (BRLU). Monotes doryphorus P. A. Duvign. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (endemic of Upper Katanga); Duvigneaud 5221 M (BRLU). Monotes gigantophyllus P. A. Duvign. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (endemic of Upper Katanga). Note: probably no more than a large-leaved variety of Monotes magnificus Gilg; Duvigneaud 4597 (BRLU). Monotes glaber Sprague Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Note: the single collection is untypical in having flowers in dense subsessile clusters, it may represent a distinct taxon, but more materials are necessary; de Witte 3902 (BR). Monotes hirtii P. A. Duvign. Habitat: Miombo woodlands; Zambezian (endemic of Upper Katanga); Duvigneaud & Hirt 3514 Ml (BRLU). Monotes hypoleucus (Welw.) Gilg Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; see note under M. caloneurus; Homblé 1228 (BR). Monotes katangensis De Wild. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Verdick 486 (BR). Monotes magnificus Gilg Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Duvigneaud 4826 M (BRLU). * Monotes oxyphyllinus P. A. Duvign. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga). Note: a critical taxon, closely related to Monotes angolen sis De Wild.; Duvigneaud 2545 M (BRLU). Monotes rubriglans Bancr. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga). Note: new to D. R. Congo, formerly known by very few collections from Angola. Note: a critical taxon, possibly not distinct at species rank from M. glandulosus Pierre; Upemba, 1.5 km NNO confluent Munte-Mufifie, alt. 950 – 1000 m, plaine xérique, 13 September 1953, Desenfans 4446 (BRLU). Marquesia acuminata (Gilg) R. E. Fr. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian; Duvigneaud & Timperman 2472 (BRLU). Marquesia macroura Gilg Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Sapin D 30 (BR). DRACAENACEAE Dracaena camerooniana Baker Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking; IUCN status: LC; Schmitz 645 (BR). Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian-Afromontane linking; Quarré 5790 (BR). Dracaena mannii Baker Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking; Meerts & Hasson 577 (BRLU). Dracaena steudneri Engl. Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane; Lisowski, Malaisse, Symoens 8579 (BR). EBENACEAE Diospyros abyssinica (Hiern) F. White subsp. abyssinica Habitat: miombo woodlands; African linking. Diospyros bacotana Hiern Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Diospyros hoyleana F. White subsp. hoyleana Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Diospyros kirkii Hiern Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Diospyros lycioides Desf. subsp. sericea (Bernh.) de Winter Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Zambezian.	en	Meerts, Pierre (2016): An annotated checklist to the trees and shrubs of the Upper Katanga (D. R. Congo). Phytotaxa 258 (3): 201-250, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1
03F53A0AEE79CE6EFF56FF48FBE9F7E7.taxon	description	Diospyros mweroensis F. White Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga). Diospyros natalensis (Harv.) Brenan Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Eastern. Diospyros polystemon Gürke Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Diospyros pseudomespilus Mildbr. subsp. brevicalyx F. White Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian. Diospyros squarrosa Klotzsch in Peters Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Eastern. Euclea crispa (Thunb.) Gürke subsp. crispa Habitat: miombo woodlands; African linking. Euclea divinorum Hiern Habitat: miombo woodlands; African linking. Euclea natalensis subsp. acutifolia F. White Habitat: miombo woodlands; African linking. Euclea racemosa subsp. schimperi (A. DC.) F. White Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Zambezian-Eastern linking. ERICACEAE Agarista salicifolia (Lam.) G. Don Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane. Erica benguelensis (Welw. ex Engl.) E. G. H. Oliver Habitat: miombo woodlands; Afromontane. Erica mannii subsp. pallidiflora (Engl.) E. G. H. Oliv. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. ERYTHROXYLACEAE Erythroxylum fischeri Engl. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Eastern. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; Quarré 6976 (BR). EUPHORBIACEAE Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Müll. Arg. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking; Kisimba, Muzinga & Matamba 61 (BR, MO, WAG). Alchornea hirtella Benth. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: new to Upper Katanga; Kansenia mission, chutes de la Kadiva, plate-forme rocheuse à mi-hauteur des chutes, 30 September 1962, Schmitz 8034 (BR). Alchornea occidentalis (Müll. Arg.) Pax & K. Hoffm. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: new to Upper Katanga; Gorges de Nzilo, N de Kolwezi, au-dessous de la centrale Delcommune, 1100 m, 10 April 1971, Lisowski 754 (BR). Alchornea yambuyaensis De Wild. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: new to Upper Katanga; Bord de la Lofoi, au-dessous de la chute Kalobe, 1070 m, galerie forestière, 4 October 1970, Lisowski 11675 (BR). Croton laciniatistylus J. Léonard Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (endemic of Upper Katanga). Croton leuconeurus Pax subsp. leuconeurus Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Sudano-Zambezian. Croton longipedicellatus J. Léonard Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian. Croton macrostachyus Delile Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; African linking. Croton megalocarpus Hutch. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. Croton sylvaticus Hochst. ex Krauss Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Erythrococca trichogyne (Müll. Arg.) Prain var. trichogyne Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian-Eastern linking. Note: new to Upper Katanga; Baya, forêt claire mélangée sur terre rouge, 2 December 1959, Duvigneaud 4370 TEry (BRLU). Euphorbia ingens E. Mey. ex Boiss. Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Zambezian; Malaisse & Gregoire 50 (BR). Macaranga schweinfurthii Pax Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: new to Upper Katanga; Plateau de la Manika, ferme Herman, zone de suintement en bordure de la vallée Musondoie, 22 Jan. 1960, Duvigneaud 5207 M (BRLU). Mallotus oppositifolius Müll. Arg. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afrotropical; Meerts & Hasson 343 (BRLU). Maprounea africana Müll. Arg. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Afrotropical. Neoboutonia melleri (Müll. Arg.) Prain Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afrotropical; Lisowski B- 3794 (BR, POZ). Schinziophyton rautanenii (Schinz) Radcl. - Sm. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Sclerocroton cornutus (Pax) Kruijt & Roebers Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Sclerocroton schmitzii (J. Léonard) Kruijt & Roebers Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga). Shirakiopsis elliptica (Hochst. ex Krauss) Esser Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. FABACEAE CAESALPINIOIDEAE Afzelia bipindensis Harms Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: IUCN conservation status: VU A 1 cd. Afzelia peturei De Wild. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga). Note: known from very few gatherings; IUCN conservation status: DD, proposed by Brummitt & al. (2007). Afzelia quanzensis Welw. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Aphanocalyx richardsiae (J. Léonard) Wieringa Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga). Note: not mentioned in FAC; IUCN conservation status: VU, proposed by Brummitt & al. (2007); Zone Kolwezi, vallée de la Luilu, Nzilo-Kyamasumba, km 11, E 25 ° 24 ’ S 10 ° 30 ’, 1190 m, galerie forestière de la Luilu, 19 January 1986, Bamps & Malaisse 8180 (BR). Bauhinia petersiana Bolle subsp. petersiana Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Zambezian. Bauhinia tomentosa L. Habitat: wooded grasslands; paleotropical (in Africa: Afrotropical). Berlinia bruneelii (De Wild.) Torre & Hillc. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Berlinia giorgii De Wild. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian-Zambezian linking; IUCN conservation status: DD, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Berlinia sapinii De Wild. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga). Brachystegia allenii Hutch. & Burtt Davy Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Brachystegia angustistipulata De Wild. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga); IUCN conservation status: LC. Brachystegia boehmii Taub. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Brachystegia bussei Harms Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Brachystegia floribunda Benth. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Brachystegia gossweileri Davy & Hutch. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Brachystegia longifolia Benth. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Brachystegia manga De Wild. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Brachystegia microphylla Harms Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Brachystegia puberula Hutch. & Burtt Davy Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian note: not mentioned in FAC; IUCN conservation status: LC; Grottes de Jadotville (Likasi), crête rocheuse d’une colline schisteuse, forêt claire à Brachystegia microphylla, 1 August 1948, Duvigneaud 1282 B 2 (BRLU). Brachystegia spiciformis Benth. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Brachystegia stipulata De Wild. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Brachystegia taxifolia Harms Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Brachystegia utilis B. Davy et Hutch. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Brachystegia wangermeeana De Wild. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Burkea africana Hook. Habitat: miombo woodlands; African linking. Caesalpinia glandulosopedicellata Wilceck Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga; endemic of Katanga); Kiubo, chute de la Lufira, E 27 ° 02 ’ S 09 ° 31 ’, 800 m, 4 February 1986, Bamps & Malaisse 8647 (BR). Cassia abbreviata subsp. beareana (Holmes) Brenan Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Zambezian-Eastern linking; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Cassia singueana Del. Habitat: wooded grasslands (Termitophilous); African linking; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Cryptosepalum exfoliatum De Wild. subsp. exfoliatum Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian. Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. pseudotaxus (Baker f.) P. A. Duvign. & Brenan Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian. Daniellia alsteeniana P. A. Duvign. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian; IUCN conservation status: VU (in Flora Zambesiaca area), DD (globally), proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Dialium angolense Welw. ex Oliv. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian; IUCN conservation status: probably NT (proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Dialium englerianum Henriquès Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Erythrophleum africanum (Welw.) Harms Habitat: miombo woodlands; Sudano-Zambezian. Erythrophleum suaveolens (Guill. & Perr.) Brenan Habitat: dry evergreen forests; paleotropical (in Africa: Guineo-Congolian linking).	en	Meerts, Pierre (2016): An annotated checklist to the trees and shrubs of the Upper Katanga (D. R. Congo). Phytotaxa 258 (3): 201-250, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1
03F53A0AEE74CE6DFF56FF48FE4FF7E6.taxon	description	Habitat: miombo woodlands; Sudano-Zambezian. Isoberlinia angolensis (Welw. ex Benth.) Hoyle & Brenan var. niembaensis (De Wild.) Brenan Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Isoberlinia angolensis (Welw. ex Benth.) Hoyle & Brenan var. lasiocalyx Hoyle & Brenan Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Isoberlinia tomentosa (Harms) Craib & Stapf Habitat: miombo woodlands; Sudano-Zambezian. Julbernardia globiflora (Benth.) Troupin Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Julbernardia paniculata (Benth.) Troupin Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Normandiodendron romii (De Wild.) J. Léonard Habitat: unknown; Guineo-Congolian Zambezian linking. Note: one collection, possibly in Lower Katanga Paramacrolobium coeruleum (Taub.) J. Léonard Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Peltophorum africanum Sond. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Sudano-Zambezian. Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Red. Habitat: wooded grasslands (Termitophilous); Afrotropical. Senna didymobotrya (Fresen.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby Habitat: wooded grasslands; Afrotropical; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Senna petersiana (Bolle) Lock Habitat: miombo woodlands; African linking; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Tessmannia burttii Harms Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga); IUCN conservation status: VU B 1, proposed by Brummitt et al. (2007). Tessmannia dewildemaniana Harms Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking (endemic of D. R. Congo). Note: not reported for Upper Katanga by FAC; T. burttii and T. dewildemaniana are closely related, possibly not distinct at species rank; the cited specimen, though verified by F. Breteler, is sterile and might represent a vigorous form of T. burttii; 20 km SE de Tera, 35 km E de Mokambo, muhulu sur sol argilo-sableux, 7 August 1958, Schmitz 6143 (BR). FABACEAE FABOIDEAE Aeschynomene elaphroxylon (Guill. & Perr.) Taub. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; pantropical (in Africa: Afrotropical). Aeschynomene abyssinica (A. Rich.) Vatke Habitat: wooded grasslands; African linking. Baphia bequaertii De Wild. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian. Baphia capparidifolia subsp. bangweolensis (R. E. Fr.) Brummitt Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga). Baphia massaiensis Taub. subsp. floribunda Brumm. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga). Bobgunnia madagascariensis (Desv.) J. H. Kirkbr. & Wiersema Habitat: miombo woodlands; African linking. Craibia affinis (De Wild.) De Wild. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian Craibia grandiflora (Micheli) Baker f. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. Note: new to Upper Katanga; IUCN conservation status: LC; river Lufukwe, east of the Kundelungu Plateau, narrow gallery forest with Drypetes gerrardii; 19 September 2014, Meerts & Hasson 592 (BRLU).	en	Meerts, Pierre (2016): An annotated checklist to the trees and shrubs of the Upper Katanga (D. R. Congo). Phytotaxa 258 (3): 201-250, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1
03F53A0AEE75CE6BFF56FF48FE84F7E7.taxon	description	Dalbergia lactea Vatke Habitat: wooded grasslands; Afromontane. Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. ex Perr. Habitat: miombo woodlands; African linking. Dalbergia nitidula Welw. ex Bak. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Erythrina abyssinica (Hochst.) A. Rich. Habitat: wooded grasslands (Termitophilous); African linking. Erythrina excelsa Bak. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Erythrina × lanigera P. A. Duvign. & Rochez ex Barneby & Krukoff Habitat: miombo woodlands; distribution: uncertain due to taxonomic problems. Note: the type was collected in l’Upemba, probably in Lower Katanga, but the species was collected more recently in Upper Katanga. Considered by Krukoff & Barneby (1974) as a hybrid between E. abyssinica and E. mildbraedii, based on collections from Uganda; however, E. mildbraedii does not exist in Upper Katanga and that interpretation is questionable. Millettia eetveldeana (Micheli) Hauman Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Millettia hockii De Wild. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (endemic of Upper Katanga). Ormocarpum kirkii S. Moore Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian-Eastern linking. Pericopsis angolensis (Harms) Van Meeuw. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Philenoptera eriocalyx (Harms) Schrire Habitat: miombo woodlands; African linking. Philenoptera katangensis (De Wild.) Schrire Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Philenoptera violacea (Klotzsch) Schrire Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Pterocarpus angolensis DC. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; IUCN conservation status: LR / NT. Pterocarpus rotundifolius subsp. polyanthus (Harms) Mend. & Sousa Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Pterocarpus rotundifolius (Sond.) Druce subsp. rotundifolius Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (southern African). Pterocarpus tinctorius Welw. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Rhynchosia clivorum subsp. pycnantha (Harms) Verdc. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; paleotropical (in Africa: Afrotropical). Aganope stuhlmannii (Taub.) Adema Habitat: miombo woodlands; distribution: African linking. FABACEAE MIMOSOIDEAE Acacia abyssinica Hoscht. ex Benth. subsp. calophylla Brenan Habitat: wooded grasslands; African linking. Acacia amythethophylla Streud. ex A. Rich. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Sudano-Zambezian. Acacia erubescens Welw. ex Oliv. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian. Acacia gerrardii Benth. Habitat: wooded grasslands; African linking. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga in FAC; Bredo 3108 (BR) Acacia goetzei Harms subsp. goetzei Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian-Eastern linking. Acacia goetzei Harms subsp. microphylla Brenan Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian-Eastern linking. Acacia hockii De Wild. Habitat: wooded grasslands; African linking. Acacia lasiopetala Oliv. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian. Note: not in FAC; Kiapuluka (54 km Sud Mitwaba), savane sur terre rouge, après incendie. 12 September 1956, Duvigneaud & Timperman 2748 Ac (BRLU). Acacia pilispina Pic. Serm. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian-Eastern linking. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; Brenan & Greenway 8014 (BR). Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Brenan Habitat: wooded grasslands; Sudano-Zambezian. Acacia seyal Delile var. seyal Habitat: wooded grasslands; Sudano-Zambezian. Acacia sieberiana DC. var. woodii (Burtt Davy) Keay & Brenan Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian. Albizia adianthifolia (Schumach.) W. F. Wight Habitat: miombo woodlands; Guineo-Congolian linking; not in FAC; IUCN conservation status: LC. Albizia antunesiana Harms Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Albizia coriaria Welw. ex Oliv. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Sudano-Zambezian. Albizia glaberrima (Schum. & Thonn.) Benth. var. glabrescens (Oliv.) Brenan Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Sudano-Zambezian. Albizia gummifera (J. F. Gmel.) C. A. Sm. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; Schmitz 6562 (BR). Albizia harveyi E. Fourn. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian-Eastern linking. Albizia schimperiana Oliv. var. schimperiana Habitat: wooded grasslands; Afromontane. Albizia versicolor Welw. ex Oliv. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Amblygonocarpus andongensis (Welw. ex Oliv.) Exell & Torre Habitat: miombo woodlands; Sudano-Zambezian. Cathormion altissimum (Hook. f.) Hutch. & Dandy var. altissimum Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn. subsp. nyassana (Taub.) Brenan Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian (southern African). Entada abyssinica Steud ex A. Rich. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Afrotropical. Faidherbia albida (Del.) A. Chev. Habitat: wooded grasslands; paleotropical (in Africa: African linking) Mimosa pigra L. Habitat: disturbed; afroamerican (in Africa: Afrotropical). Newtonia buchananii (Harms) Gilbert & Boutique Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; Schmitz 4654 (BR). Parkia filicoidea Welw. ex Oliv. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian-Zambezian linking. Piptadeniastrum africanum (Hook. f.) Brenan Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; Duvigneaud 4269 bisP (BRLU).	en	Meerts, Pierre (2016): An annotated checklist to the trees and shrubs of the Upper Katanga (D. R. Congo). Phytotaxa 258 (3): 201-250, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1
03F53A0AEE73CE69FF56FF48FCC5F7E7.taxon	description	GENTIANACEAE Anthocleista grandiflora Gilg Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. Anthocleista schweinfurthii Gilg Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Anthocleista vogelii Planch. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afrotropical. HAMAMELIDACEAE Trichocladus ellipticus Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Walp. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. HYPERICACEAE Harungana madagascariensis Lam. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afrotropical. Hypericum quartinianum A. Rich. Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane. Hypericum revolutum Vahl Habitat: wooded grasslands; Afromontane. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; Lisowski, Malaisse & Symoens 6214 (BR). Hypericum roeperanum Schimp. ex A. Rich. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Sudano-Zambezian. Psorospermum febrifugum Spach. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Afrotropical. Psorospermum tenuifolium Hook. f. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. ICACINACEAE Apodytes dimidiata E. Mey. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; afromontane. IRVINGIACEAE Irvingia smithii Hook. f. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking; new to Upper Katanga; Upemba, galerie forestière Lufira, près de [illegible], 16 August 1948, de Witte 04095 (BR). Klainedoxa gabonensis Pierre ex Engl. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; distribution: Guineo-Congolian linking. ITEACEAE Choristylis rhamnoides Harv. Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane. IXONANTHACEAE Phyllocosmus africanus (Hook. f.) Klotsch Habitat: riverine forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Phyllocosmus lemaireanus (De Wild. & T. Durand) T. Durand & H. Durand Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. KIRKIACEAE Kirkia acuminata Oliv. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. LAMIACEAE Premna senensis Klotzsch Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian. Note: new to Upper Katanga; Kasenga, brousse à Acacia au bord du Luapula sur sable brun, 20 August 1948, Duvigneaud 1403 P (BRLU). Rotheca myricoides (Hochst.) Steane & Mabb. var. myricoides Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; distribution uncertain. Note: the genus Rotheca needs revision in D. R. Congo; Descamps s. n. (barcode: BR 000000897850). Rotheca myricoides (Hochst.) Steane & Mabb. var. discolor (Klotzsch) Verdc. Habitat: uncertain; Zambezian-Eastern linking; see note under R. myricoides var. myricoides; Descamps 13 (barcode: BR 000000897848). Rotheca sansibarensis (Gürke) Steane & Mabb. subsp. sansibarensis Habitat: uncertain; see note under R. myricoides var. myricoides; sur termitière, à proximité du Mont Tumbwe, 1325 m, 15 February 1970, Malaisse 6577 (BR). Vitex buchananii Baker ex Gürke Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Note: Vitex needs revision in Upper Katanga; Robyns 1913 (BR). Vitex congolensis De Wild. & T. Durand var. congolensis New synonym: Vitex thomasii De Wild. syn. nov.; Habitat: uncertain; Guineo-Congolian linking (?); see note under V. buchananii; Quarré 6865 (BR). Vitex doniana Sweet habitat: miombo woodlands; Afrotropical; see note under V. buchananii; Meerts & Hasson 042 (BRLU). Vitex fischeri Gürke New synonyms: Vitex giorgii De Wild syn. nov.; Vitex kapirensis De Wild. syn. nov.; Vitex venulosa Moldenke syn. nov.; habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Zambezian-Eastern linking; see note under V. buchananii; Meerts & Hasson 170 (BRLU). Vitex madiensis Oliv. subsp. madiensis Habitat: miombo woodlands; Afrotropical; see note under V. buchananii; Meerts & Hasson 228 (BRLU). Vitex madiensis Oliv. subsp. milanjiensis (Britten) Pieper Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; see note under V. buchananii; Meerts & Hasson 42 (BRLU). Vitex mombassae Vatke Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; see note under V. buchananii; Meerts & Hasson 163 (BRLU). Vitex payos (Leur.) Merr. var. payos Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian-Eastern linking; see note under V. buchananii; Quarré 5986 (BR); the cited specimen was wrongly identified by Moldenke as Vitex pseudochrysocarpa Pieper. LAURACEAE * Beilschmiedia ambigua Robyns & Wilczek Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane (endemic of Upper Katanga). Note: taxonomic value unclear, probably not distinct from Beilschmiedia ugandensis Rendle; the genus Beilschmidia needs revision in Katanga. * Beilschmiedia schmitzii Wilczek Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian (endemic of Upper Katanga). Note: taxonomic value unclear, probably not distinct from Beilschmiedia ugandensis Rendle; see note under B. ambigua. * Beilschmiedia ugandensis Rendle var. katangensis Robyns & Wilczek Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga); variety possibly not distinct from the type; see note under B. ambigua. LOGANIACEAE Strychnos cocculoides Bak. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Strychnos henningsii Gilg Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Eastern. Strychnos innocua Del. subsp. innocua Habitat: miombo woodlands; Afrotropical. Strychnos matopensis S. Moore Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian-Eastern linking.	en	Meerts, Pierre (2016): An annotated checklist to the trees and shrubs of the Upper Katanga (D. R. Congo). Phytotaxa 258 (3): 201-250, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1
03F53A0AEE71CE68FF56FF48FC02F7C4.taxon	description	Strychnos potatorum L. f. Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); paleotropical (in Africa: Zambezian-Eastern linking). Strychnos pungens Soler Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (southern African). Strychnos spinosa Lam. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Afrotropical. Strychnos xantha Leeuwenb. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian. MALPIGHIACEAE Acridocarpus katangensis De Wild. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga). MALVACEAE Chlamydocola chlamydantha (K. Schum.) Bodard Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Cola greenwayi Brenan Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. Cola lateritia Del. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Dombeya buettneri K. Schum. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Sudano-Zambezian. Dombeya burgessiae Gerrard ex Harv. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. Dombeya rotundifolia (Hochst.) Planch. Habitat: miombo woodlands; African linking; IUCN conservation status: LC. Dombeya shupangae K. Schum. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Eastern. Dombeya wittei De Wild. & Staner Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga). Grewia bicolor Juss. Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); paleotropical (in Africa: African linking). Grewia conocarpoides Burret Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian. Grewia flavescens Juss. Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); African linking. Grewia mollis Juss. Habitat: miombo woodlands; African linking. Grewia schmitzii Wilczeck Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian (endemic of Upper Katanga). Grewia similis K. Schum. Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Eastern. Grewia stolzii Ulbr. Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Afromontane. Grewia woodiana K. Schum. Habitat: wooded grasslands; distribution uncertain. Pterygota mildbraedii Engl. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Sterculia quinqueloba (Garcke) K. Schum. Habitat: wooded grasslands (Termitophilous); Zambezian. Sterculia subviolacea K. Schum. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian-Zambezian linking.	en	Meerts, Pierre (2016): An annotated checklist to the trees and shrubs of the Upper Katanga (D. R. Congo). Phytotaxa 258 (3): 201-250, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1
03F53A0AEE4ECE56FF56FF48FA4DF7E7.taxon	description	Thespesia garckeana F. Hoffm. var. garckeana Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Zambezian-Eastern linking. MELASTOMATACEAE Memecylon flavovirens Bak. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Meerts & Hasson 124 (BRLU). Warneckea sansibarica (Taub.) Jacq. - Fél. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Eastern. Note: New to D. R. Congo; Lubemba (territ. Kasenga), muhulu, S 10 ° 53 ’ E 28 ° 28 ’, May 2014, Meerts & Hasson 454 (BRLU). Warneckea sapinii (De Wild.) Jacq. - Fél. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian-Zambezian linking; Duvigneaud 2317 (BRLU). MELIACEAE Ekebergia benguelensis Welw. ex DC. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Ekebergia capensis Sparrm. Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; African linking. Entandrophragma delevoyi De Wild. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian. Khaya anthotheca (Welw.) C. DC. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian-Zambezian linking; IUCN conservation status: VU A 1 cd. Lovoa trichilioides Harms Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; Duvigneaud & Timperman 2475 L (BRLU). Trichilia dregeana Sond. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian-Afromontane linking. Trichilia emetica Vahl. subsp. emetica Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; African linking. Trichilia prieuriana Juss. subsp. orientalis J. De Wilde Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Sudano-Zambezian. Turraea holstii Gürke Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. Note: not mentioned in Upper Katanga by FAC; Lisowski, Malaisse & Symoens 10058 (BR). Turraea floribunda Hochst. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Eastern. Turraea nilotica Kotschy & Peyr. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Sudano-Zambezian. Note: known from 1 collection (Bredo 3169 (BR )), identified by F. White as “ intermediate between T. nilotica and T. robusta ”. Turraea vogelii Hook. f. Habitat: disturbed; African linking. MELIANTHACEAE Bersama abyssinica Fresen. subsp. abyssinica Habitat: miombo woodlands; Afromontane. MONIMIACEAE Xymalos monospora (Harv.) Baill. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; Lisowski, Malaisse & Symoens 6436 (BR). MORACEAE Ficus abutilifolia (Miq.) Miq. Habitat: wooded grasslands (rocks); Sudano-Zambezian. Note: new to D. R. Congo; sur les rochers, env. 1, 5 km NW du centre commercial de Pweto, 8 September 1970, Bulaimu 78 (BR). Ficus ardisioides subsp. camptoneura (Mildbr.) C. C. Berg Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: new to Upper Katanga; rivière Tshasengo (24 ° 40 ’ E, 10 ° 46 ’ S), galerie forestière encaissée sur fond rocailleux, 2 August 1950, Schmitz 2951 (BR). Ficus asperifolia Miq. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Ficus barteri Sprague Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: not mentioned by FAC for Upper Katanga; Schmitz 788 (BR). Ficus capreifolia Del. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; African linking. Ficus conraui Warb. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: new to Upper Katanga; km 67 route Lubumbashi- Likasi, muhulu en ravin encaissé, 29 July 1958, Schmitz 6166 (BR). Ficus craterostoma Warb. ex Mildbr. & Burret Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; African linking. Ficus cyathistipula Warb. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian-Zambezian linking. Ficus dicranostyla Mildbr. var. dicranostyla Habitat: wooded grasslands; Sudano-Zambezian. Ficus fischeri Mildbread & Burret Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Note: not mentioned in FAC; Luiswishi, muhulu, 1208 m, 10 July 1974, Malaisse 7809 (BR). Ficus glumosa Delile Habitat: wooded grasslands; African linking. Ficus ingens (Miq.) Miq. Habitat: wooded grasslands; African linking. Ficus lutea Vahl Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; Schmitz 2008 (BR). Ficus ottoniifolia subsp. macrosyce Berg Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian. Note: not mentioned in FAC; SSW Lubumbashi, galerie de la Matuitui, bord de galerie forestière encaissée et sombre, 12 August 1948, Schmitz 1964 (BR). Ficus ovata Vahl Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; Schmitz 2322 (BR). Ficus polita Vahl Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: new to Upper Katanga; Lubemba, galerie forestière du Luapula, E 28 ° 32 ’ S 10 ° 55 ’, 19 April 2014, Meerts & Hasson 520 (BRLU). Ficus sansibarica subsp. macrosperma (Mildbr. & Burret) Berg Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: not mentioned in Upper Katanga by FAC; Schmitz 460 (BR). Ficus stuhlmannii Warb. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Eastern. Ficus sur Forssk. Habitat: disturbed; Afrotropical. Ficus sycomorus L. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Afrotropical. Ficus thonningii Blume Habitat: disturbed (Termitophilous); Afrotropical. Note: an extremely variable species, with several forms in Upper Katanga formerly recognized as distinct species; further work needed. Ficus trichopoda Baker Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afrotropical. Note: no voucher specimen cited in FAC; Symoens 471 (BRLU).	en	Meerts, Pierre (2016): An annotated checklist to the trees and shrubs of the Upper Katanga (D. R. Congo). Phytotaxa 258 (3): 201-250, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1
03F53A0AEE4CCE5FFF56FF48FB9BF7E7.taxon	description	Ficus verruculosa Warb. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Sudano-Zambezian. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga in FAC; Schmitz 3167 (BR). Ficus wakefieldii Hutch. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Eastern. Note: not mentioned in Upper Katanga in FAC; Lubumbashi, arboretum de l’Etoile, sol frais, rouge, 4 June 1947, Schmitz 661 (BR). Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C. C. Berg Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; IUCN conservation status: LR / NT; Schmitz 7328 (BR). Morus mesozygia Stapf Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: not mentioned in Upper Katanga by FAC; Schmitz 7351 (BR). Treculia africana Desc. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: not mentioned in Upper Katanga by FAC; Meerts & Hasson 318 (BRLU). MYRICACEAE Morella salicifolia subsp. kilimandscharica (Engl.) Verdc. & Polhill Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; Lisowski, Malaisse & Symoens 6425 (BR). Morella serrata (Lam.) Killick Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; African linking. Note: this taxon is very variable for leaf shape and, in our opinion, all Katangan collections previously named Morella salicifolia (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Verdc. & Polhill (Syn.: M. humilis Cham. ex Schltdl.) fall within the variation range of M. serrata; the group needs revision. MYRTACEAE Eugenia capensis subsp. nyassensis (Engl.) F. White Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian. Syzygium cordatum Hochst. ex Sond. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; African linking. Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC. subsp. afromontanum F. White Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Afromontane. Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC. subsp. barotsense F. White Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian. Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC. subsp. guineense Habitat: miombo woodlands; Sudano-Zambezian. Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC. subsp. macrocarpon (Engl.) F. White Habitat: miombo woodlands; Sudano-Zambezian. Syzygium intermedium Engl. & V. Brehm. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian. Syzygium owariense (P. Beauv.) Benth. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. OCHNACEAE Campylospermum andongense (Hiern) Bissiengou Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian. Note: not mentioned in FAC; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Bissiengou (2014); Bamps 8141 (BR). Campylospermum densiflorum (De Wild. & T. Durand) Farron Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking; not in FAC; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Bissiengou (2014); Young 127 (BR). Campylospermum lunzuense (N. Robson) Biss. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian. Note: not in FAC; IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Bissiengou (2014); Schmitz 6689 (BR). Campylospermum lutambense (Sleumer) Biss. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian. Note: not in FAC; IUCN conservation status: VU B 1 / B 2 (i, ii), proposed by Bissiengou (2014); Malaisse & Kisimba 15 (BR). Campylospermum plicatum (Tiegh.) Biss. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking; not mentioned in Upper Katanga by FAC. Note: IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Bissiengou (2014); Desenfans 92 (BR, BRLU). Campylospermum reticulatum (P. Beauv.) Farron Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Bissiengou (2014). Campylospermum vogelii (Hook. f.) Farron Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: IUCN conservation status: LC, proposed by Bissiengou (2014). Ochna afzelii R. Br. ex Oliv. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; African linking. Ochna gambleoides N. Robs. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Ochna holstii Engl. Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane. Ochna puberula N. Robs. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian. Ochna pulchra Hook. f. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Ochna schweinfurthiana F. Hoffm. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Sudano-Zambezian. Rhabdophyllum rigidum (De Wild.) Farron Habitat: uncertain; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: de Witte 3997 (BR) from Upemba, reported for Lower Katanga by FAC is here accepted for Upper Katanga. Rhabdophyllum welwitschii Van Tiegh. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian. OLACACEAE Olax obtusifolia De Wild. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Olax subscorpioidea Oliv. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. OLEACEAE Chionanthus mildbraedii (Gilg & G. Schellenb.) Stearn Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane. Chionanthus niloticus (Oliv.) Stearn Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afrotropical. Jasminum odoratissimum subsp. goetzeanum (Gilg) P. S. Green Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian Olea capensis L. subsp. hochstetteri (Baker) Friis & P. S. Green Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane Schrebera alata (Hochst.) Welw. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Afromontane. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; Schmitz 3711 (BR). Schrebera trichoclada Welw. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. PANDANACEAE Pandanus livingstonianus Rendle Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Eastern; Robyns 3583 (BR, WAG). PASSIFLORACEAE Paropsia brazzaeana Baill. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian-Zambezian linking. Viridivia suberosa J. H. Hemsl. & Verdc. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. PENAEACEAE Olinia rochetiana Juss. Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane-Zambezian linking. Note: Sebola & Balkwill (2009) argue that materials hitherto named O. rochetiana Juss. in Katanga actually belongs in two distinct taxa, i. e. Olinia huillensis Welw. ex A. & R. Fern. and Olinia ruandensis Gilg. However, the evidence seems unconvincing and we here accept the name O. rochetiana for all Katangan collections. PERACEAE Chaetocarpus africanus Pax Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Clutia abyssinica Jaub. & Spach Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. PHYLLANTHACEAE Antidesma membranaceum Müll. Arg. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Afrotropical. Antidesma rufescens Tul. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Antidesma venosum E. Mey. ex Tul. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Afrotropical. Antidesma vogelianum Müll. Arg. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Bridelia cathartica G. Bertol. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian-Eastern linking. Bridelia duvigneaudii J. Léonard Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Bridelia ferruginea Benth. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Guineo-Congolian linking. Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afrotropical. Cleistanthus duvipermaniorum J. Léonard Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga). Cleistanthus polystachyus subsp. milleri (Dunkley) Radcl. - Sm. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian. Cleistanthus polystachyus Hook. f. ex Planch. subsp. polystachyus Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Guineo-Congolian linking. Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Voigt subsp. virosa Habitat: wooded grasslands; paleotropical (in Africa: African linking). Hymenocardia acida Tul. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Afrotropical. Hymenocardia ulmoides Oliv. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Maesobotrya vermeulenii (De Wild.) J. Léonard Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian Zambezian linking; Duvigneaud & Timperman 2301 (BRLU). Margaritaria discoidea (Baill.) G. L. Webster var. nitida (Pax) Radcl. - Sm. Habitat: uncertain; African linking. Note: new to Upper Katanga; Musosa, 1940, Bredo 4766 (BR). Margaritaria discoidea (Baill.) G. L. Webster var. triplosphaera Radcl. - Sm. Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Zambezian. Note: Margaritaria discoidea needs revision in Katanga; Meerts & Hasson 051 (BRLU). Phyllanthus muellerianus (Kuntze) Exell Habitat: miombo woodlands; Guineo-Congolian linking; Meerts & Hasson 282 (BRLU). Phyllanthus ovalifolius Forssk. Habitat: miombo woodlands; African linking; Meerts & Hasson 630 (BRLU). Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. var. reticulatus Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; paleotropical (in Africa: Afrotropical); Schmitz 4075 (BR). Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia Pax var. dekindtii (Pax) Radcl. Sm. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Duvigneaud & Timperman 2383 P (BRLU). Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia Pax var. glabra (Pax) Brenan Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Verdick 33 (BR). Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia Pax var. maprouneifolia Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Meerts & Hasson 014 (BRLU). Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia Pax var. polygyna (Pax & K. Hoffm.) Radcl. - Sm. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga). Note: new to D. R. Congo; 25 km W of Kasenga, forêt claire à Isoberlinia, 19 August 1948, Duvigneaud 1395 Ps (BRLU). Thecacoris trichogyne Müll. Arg. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Uapaca benguelensis Müll. Arg. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Note: U. benguelensis var. pedunculata P. A. Duvign. (e. g. Duvigneaud 1214 U 3 (BRLU )) is somewhat intermediate with U. kirkiana and its taxonomic status is critical; see note under U. kirkiana; Duvigneaud 1029 U 1 (BRLU). Uapaca gossweileri Hutch. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; see note under U. kirkiana; Duvigneaud 5239 U 5 (BRLU). * Uapaca katentaniensis De Wild. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (endemic of Upper Katanga). Note: known only from the type specimen, a depauperate collection; taxonomic status unclear, see Duvigneaud (1949 a); Homblé 819 (BR). Uapaca kirkiana Müll. Arg. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Note: variants with sessile leaves (U. kirkiana var. sessilifolia P. A. Duvign.) (e. g. Duvigneaud 1301 U 1 (BRLU )) are somewhat intermediate with U. gossweileri and their taxonomic value is critical; variants with glabrous leaves (U. kirkiana var. dubia (De Wild.) P. A. Duvign.) are close to U. benguelensis and their taxonomic status is critical; the whole complex of U. kirkiana, U. benguelensis and U. gossweileri needs revision; Duvigneaud 1214 U 1 (BRLU). Uapaca lissopyrena Radcl. Sm. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian; see Breteler (2013); Delvaux 310 (BR). Uapaca nitida Müll. Arg. New synonyms: Uapaca nitida var. longifolia (P. A. Duvign.) Radcl. - Sm. syn. nov.; habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Note: many variants have been named by Duvigneaud (1949 a), but they are linked by intermediates and most likely not worth taxonomic recognition; Duvigneaud 1269 U 4 (BRLU). Uapaca pilosa Hutch. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Note: variants with petiolate leaves have been named var. petiolata P. A. Duvign. (e. g. Duvigneaud 2365 U 1 (BRLU) but their taxonomic status is unclear; Duvigneaud 1269 U 3 (BRLU). Uapaca robynsii De Wild. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Robyns 1701 (BR). Uapaca rufopilosa (De Wild.) P. A. Duvign. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Note: possibly best treated at varietal rank within U. nitida; Delevoy 448 (BR). Uapaca sansibarica Pax Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Duvigneaud 1318 U 5 (BRLU). PICRODENDRACEAE Oldfieldia dactylophylla (Welw. ex Oliv.) J. Léonard Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian; Meerts & Hasson 77 (BRLU). PITTOSPORACEAE Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. PODOCARPACEAE Podocarpus latifolius (Thunb.) R. Br. ex Mirb. Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane. Note: not reported for Upper Katanga by FAC; IUCN conservation status: LC; Plateau des Kundelungu, 8 May 1986, Malaisse 13863 (BR). POLYGALACEAE Carpolobia goetzei Gürke Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Eastern. Note: new to Katanga; Lubemba, muhulu, 10 Apr. 2014, Meerts & Hasson 456 (BRLU). Securidaca longipedunculata Fresen. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Afrotropical. PRIMULACEAE Embelia upembensis Taton Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga); IUCN conservation status: VU B 1 + 2 c. Maesa lanceolata Forsk. var. lanceolata Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian-Afromontane linking. Maesa lanceolata Forsk. var. rufescens (DC.) Taton Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; distribution uncertain. Rapanea melanophloeos (L.) Mez Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane. PROTEACEAE Faurea delevoyi De Wild. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Faurea discolor Welw. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Note: new to D. R. Congo; Musoshi, steppe arbustif sur roches quartzitiques, 5 June 1957, Duvigneaud 3429 (BRLU). Faurea intermedia Engl. & Gilg Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian. Faurea rochetiana (A. Rich.) Chiov. ex Pic. Serm. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Sudano-Zambezian. Faurea saligna Harv. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Afromontane. Protea angolensis Burtt Davy & Hoyle var. divaricata (Engl. & Gilg) Beard f. divaricata Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian. Protea angolensis Burtt Davy & Hoyle var. trichanthera (Baker) Brummitt Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Protea gaguedi Gmel. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Afromontane-Zambezian linking. Protea madiensis Oliv. subsp. madiensis Habitat: wooded grasslands; African linking. Note: not reported for Upper Katanga by FAC; Robyns 2145 bis (BR). Protea petiolaris (Hiern) Baker & C. H. Wright subsp. elegans Chisumpa & Brummitt Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Note: not in FAC; plateau de Katentania, terrain sablonneux, 23 December 1921, Doumen 14 (BR). Protea petiolaris (Hiern) Baker & C. H. Wright subsp. petiolaris Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Protea welwitschii Engl. Habitat: miombo woodlands; African linking. PUTRANJIVACEAE Drypetes gerrardii Hutch. var. tomentosa Radcl. - Sm. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. Note: New to Upper Katanga; September 2014, river Lufukwe, in the foothills east of the Kundelungu plateau, Meerts & Hasson 596 (BRLU). RHAMNACEAE Berchemia discolor (Klötsch) Hemsl. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian-Eastern linking. Note: not in FAC, but mentioned by Malaisse (1997); région de Kasenga, bord du Luapula, broussailles près des chutes Johnston, 950 m, 17 December 1970, Lisowski 213 (BR). Maesopsis eminii Engl. Habitat: disturbed; Guineo-Congolian linking. Rhamnus prinoides L’Hérit. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. Scutia myrtina (Burm.) Kurz Habitat: miombo woodlands; Paleotropical (in Africa: Eastern). Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; Hoffmann 366 (BRLU). Ziziphus abyssinica Hochst. ex A. Rich. Habitat: miombo woodlands; African linking. Ziziphus mucronata Willd. subsp. rhodesica R. B. Drumm. Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Zambezian. Note: not mentioned in FAC; Kasompi, forêt claire sur crête de grand conglomérat, sol compact et rocheux, 8 February 1960, Duvigneaud 5473 Z (BRLU). RHIZOPHORACEAE Anisophyllea boehmii Engl. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Cassipourea gummiflua Tul. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. Cassipourea malosana (Baker) Alston Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. Cassipourea mollis (R. E. Fr.) Alston Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Note: New to D. R. Congo; District Kasenga, Pweto, commune Lubemba, bushy savanna on kalahari sand, 12 April 2014, Meerts & Hasson 474 (BRLU). ROSACEAE Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkm. Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; IUCN conservation status: VU A 1 cd; Salésiens S 69 (BR). RUBIACEAE Afrocanthium lactescens (Hiern) Lantz Habitat: miombo woodlands; Sudano-Zambezian; Verdick 312 (BR). Aidia micrantha Bullock var. msonju (K. Krause) Petit Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking; Meerts & Hasson 222 (BRLU). Argocoffeopsis eketensis (Wernham) Robbr. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking; Duvigneaud 5236 R (BR). Aulacocalyx laxiflora Petit Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga); Meerts & Hasson 551 (BRLU). Bertiera angusiana N. Hallé Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian; Bamps & Malaisse 8207 (BR). Canthium burttii Bullock subsp. glabrum Bridson Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Malaisse 11245 (BR). Canthium parasiebenlistii Bridson Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Malaisse 11885 (BR). Catunaregam taylorii (S. Moore) Bridson Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian; Meerts & Hasson 377 (BRLU). Chassalia subochreata (De Wild.) Robyns Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane; Schmitz 6238 (BR). Coffea eugenioides S. Moore Habitat: dry evergreen forests; distribution: uncertain Schmitz 1901 (BR). Coptosperma neurophyllum (S. Moore) Degreef Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian; Meerts & Hasson 220 (BRLU). Craterispermum schweinfurthii Hiern Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking; Meerts & Hasson 550 (BRLU). Cremaspora triflora (Thonn.) K. Schum. subsp. triflora Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking; Meerts & Hasson 289 (BRLU). Crossopteryx febrifuga (Afzel. ex Don) Benth. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Afrotropical; Meerts & Hasson 120 (BRLU). Empogona ruandensis (Bremek.) J. Tosh & Robbr. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian-Eastern linking; Meerts & Hasson 488 (BRLU). Feretia aeruginescens Stapf Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Meerts & Hasson 303 (BRLU). Gaertnera paniculata Benth. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking; Schmitz 5584 (BR). Gardenia imperialis K. Schum. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking; Meerts & Hasson 369 (BRLU). Gardenia resiniflua Hiern Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Lisowski 10501 (BR). Gardenia ternifolia Schumach. & Thonn. var. jovis-tonantis (Welw.) Aubrév. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Sudano-Zambezian; Schmitz 247 9 (BR). Gardenia volkensii subsp. spatulifolia (Stapf & Hutch.) Verdc. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Symoens 6895 (BR). Hallea stipulosa (DC.) Leroy Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: new to Upper Katanga; Swamp forest nearby a rivulet, a few kilometers away from the Luapula river, 12 April 2014, Meerts & Hasson 476 (BRLU). Heinsenia diervilleoides K. Schum. subsp. diervilleoides Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Afromontane; Delvaux 550 (BR). Heinsia crinita (Afzel.) G. Taylor var. crinita Habitat: dry evergreen forests; African linking; Malaisse & Robbrecht 2290 (BR). Hymenodictyon floribundum (Hochst. e & Steud) Robyns Habitat: miombo woodlands; African linking; Lisowski 9618 (BR). Hymenodictyon parvifolium Oliv. var. fimbriolatum (De Wild.) Verdc. Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Zambezian; Meerts & Hasson 073 (BRLU). Ixora brachypoda DC. Habitat: uncertain; Afrotropical; Quarré 6899 (BR). Keetia gueinzii (Sond.) Bridson Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Afrotropical; Meerts & Hasson 381 (BRLU). Keetia venosa (Oliv.) Bridson Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Afrotropical; Meerts & Hasson 483 (BRLU). Keetia zanzibarica subsp. cornelioides (De Wild.) Bridson Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian; Verdick 32 (BR). Multidentia crassa (Hiern) Bridson & Verdc. var. crassa Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian-Eastern linking; Meerts & Hasson 212 (BRLU). Multidentia fanshawei (Tennant) Bridson Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian; Schmitz 4916 (BR). Mussaenda arcuata Lam. ex Poir. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Afrotropical; Kassner 2585 (BR). Oxyanthus lepidus S. Moore subsp. lepidus Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian-Eastern linking; Schmitz 3926 (BR).	en	Meerts, Pierre (2016): An annotated checklist to the trees and shrubs of the Upper Katanga (D. R. Congo). Phytotaxa 258 (3): 201-250, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1
03F53A0AEE47CE5EFF56FF48FC30F7E6.taxon	description	Oxyanthus speciosus DC. subsp. stenocarpus (K. Schum.) Bridson Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane; Schmitz 3849 (BR). Pauridiantha paucinervis (Hiern) Bremek. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Afromontane; Meerts & Hasson 218 (BRLU). Pavetta bilineata Bremek. Habitat: uncertain; distribution uncertain; Malaisse 11318 (BR). Pavetta cataractarum S. Moore Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Malaisse 9389 (BR). Pavetta crassipes K. Schum. Habitat: miombo woodlands; African linking; Homblé 1181 (BR). Pavetta gardeniifolia A. Rich. var. gardeniifolia Habitat: miombo woodlands; African linking; Meerts & Hasson 352 (BRLU). Pavetta gardeniifolia A. Rich. var. subtomentosa K. Schum. Habitat: miombo woodlands (termitophilous); Zambezian; Malaisse 8934 (BR, WAG, K). Pavetta nitidula Welw. ex Hiern Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking; Schmitz 2211 (BR). Pavetta schumanniana F. Hoffm. ex K. Schum. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Sudano-Zambezian; Meerts & Hasson 213 (BRLU). Polysphaeria pedunculata K. Schum. var. pedunculata Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian; Verdick 191 (BR). Polysphaeria pedunculata K. Schum. var. reducta Verdc. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga; endemic of Katanga); Malaisse 8838 (BR). Pseudomussaenda stenocarpa (Hiern) Petit Habitat: uncertain; Guineo-Congolian linking; Quarré 6862 (BR). Psychotria articulata (Hiern) Petit Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian. Note: see Lachenaud (2013); Duvigneaud & Timperman 2457 G (BRLU). Psychotria hypsophila K. Schum. & K. Krause Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian-Zambezian linking. Note: see Lachenaud (2013); Symoens 12840 (BR). Psychotria punctata Vatke Habitat: miombo woodlands; African linking. Note: see Lachenaud (2013); Duvigneaud 4601 Ps (BRLU). Psychotria succulenta (Hiern) Petit Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Sudano-Zambezian. Note: see Lachenaud (2013); Duvigneaud 5077 R 1 (BRLU). Psydrax acutiflora (Hien) Bridson Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking; Duvigneaud 1349 c (BR). Psydrax livida (Hiern.) Bridson Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Meerts & Hasson 122 (BRLU). Psydrax mutimushii Bridson subsp. mutimushii Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian; Malaisse 7843 (BR). Psydrax parviflora (Afzel.) Bridson Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Afrotropical; Schmitz 2814 (BR). Psydrax subcordata (DC.) Bridson var. subcordata Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afrotropical; Malaisse & Kisimba 43 (BR). Pyrostria lobulata Bridson Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian; Meerts & Hasson 455 (BRLU). Rothmannia engleriana (K. Schum.) Keay var. engleriana Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Meerts & Hasson 227 (BRLU). Rothmannia fischeri (K. Schum.) Bullock subsp. fischeri Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Afromontane; Meerts & Hasson 660 (BRLU).	en	Meerts, Pierre (2016): An annotated checklist to the trees and shrubs of the Upper Katanga (D. R. Congo). Phytotaxa 258 (3): 201-250, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1
03F53A0AEE44CE5DFF56FF48FD2FF7E6.taxon	description	Rytigynia umbellulata (Hiern) Robyns Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Afrotropical; Meerts & Hasson 335 (BRLU). Sarcocephalus pobeguinii Pobég. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking; Meerts & Hasson 503 (BRLU). Sericanthe andongensis (Hiern) Robbr. var. andongensis Hhabitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian; Meerts & Hasson 361 (BRLU). Sericanthe andongensis (Hiern) Robbr. var. mollis Robbr. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian; Meerts & Hasson 122 (BRLU). Tarenna pavettoides (Harv.) Sim subsp. gillmanii Bremek. ex Bridson Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Eastern; Meerts & Hasson 489 (BRLU). Tricalysia bagshawei S. Moore subsp. malaissei Robbrecht Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga); Malaisse 9116 (BR, K, MO, WAG). Tricalysia coriacea subsp. nyassae (Hiern) Bridson Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian; Meerts & Hasson 010 (BRLU). Tricalysia griseiflora K. Schum. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Duvigneaud 1131 Trl (BRLU). Tricalysia longituba De Wild. subsp. richardsiae Bridson Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga). Note: all collections of T. longituba from Upper Katanga would appear to belong in this subspecies; the typical subspecies occurs in the Guineo-Congolian region (Bridson & Verdcourt 2003); Duvigneaud 1397 R (BRLU). Tricalysia pallens Hiern Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking; Duvigneaud & Timperman T 2 (BRLU). Tricalysia revoluta Hutch. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga); Meerts & Hasson 217 (BRLU). Vangueria apiculata K. Schum. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Afromontane. Note: new to Upper Katanga; Mikembo, 30 km NE Lubumbashi, termitemound isolated in a periodically flooded dembo, 5 June 2012, Meerts & Hasson 261 (BRLU). Vangueria infausta Burch. Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Meerts & Hasson 131 (BRLU). Vangueriopsis lanciflora (Hiern) Robyns Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian; Meerts & Hasson 329 (BRLU). RUTACEAE Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f. ex Benth. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; paleotropical (in Africa: Guineo-Congolian-Afromontane linking). Fagaropsis angolensis (Engl.) Dale Habitat: miombo woodlands; Afromontane. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga in FAC; Schmitz 138 (BR). Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv. Habitat: wooded grasslands; African linking. * Teclea engleriana De Wild. Habitat: uncertain; Zambezian (endemic of Upper Katanga). Note: known only from the type, taxonomic status unclear; Teclea and Vepris need revision in Katanga. Vepris hiernii Gereau Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking: see note under Teclea engleriana. Vepris nobilis (Delile) Mziray Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane; not mentioned in Upper Katanga by FAC; see note under Teclea engleriana; Delvaux 881 (BR). Vepris trichocarpa (Engl.) Mziray Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Eastern; not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; see note under Teclea engleriana; de Witte 02960 (BR). Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl. Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Eastern.	en	Meerts, Pierre (2016): An annotated checklist to the trees and shrubs of the Upper Katanga (D. R. Congo). Phytotaxa 258 (3): 201-250, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1
03F53A0AEE45CE5CFF56FF48FCCBF7E6.taxon	description	Zanthoxylum rubescens Planch. ex Hook. f. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Zanthoxylum trijugum (Dunkley) P. G. Waterman Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Note: new to D. R. Congo; 30 km NE Lubumbashi, route Kasenga, “ la ferme du Lac ”, termitière en bordure de muhulu, E 27 ° 37 ’ S 11 ° 27, 28 April 2014, Meerts & Hasson 491 (BRLU). SALICACEAE Dovyalis macrocalyx (Oliv.) Warb. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr. Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); paleotropical (in Africa: African linking). Homalium abdessammadii De Wild. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian-Zambezian linking. Homalium africanum (Hook. f.) Benth. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Oncoba bukobensis (Gilg) Hul & Breteler Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. Oncoba schweinfurthii (Gilg) Hul & Breteler Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Oncoba spinosa Forsk. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; African linking. Phyllobotryon paradoxum (Baill.) Hul Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Salix mucronata Thunb. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; African linking. Scolopia rhamniphylla Gilg Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane. Scolopia stolzii Gilg & Sleumer var. stolzii Habitat: miombo woodlands; Afromontane. SANTALACEAE Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud. Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane. SAPINDACEAE Allophylus africanus P. Beauv. var. africanus Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afrotropical. Note: Allophylus needs revision in Katanga. Allophylus africanus P. Beauv. var. griseotomentosus (Gilg) Verdc. Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Zambezian. * Allophylus amplissimus Hauman Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian (endemic of Upper Katanga). Note: known only from the type specimen, taxonomic value doubtful. Allophylus congolanus Gilg Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Eastern. Allophylus fulvotomentosus Gilg Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Zambezian. * Allophylus katangensis Hauman Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Zambezian (endemic of Upper Katanga). Note: known from very few collections, taxonomic value doubtful. Allophylus lastoursvillensis Pellegr. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking.	en	Meerts, Pierre (2016): An annotated checklist to the trees and shrubs of the Upper Katanga (D. R. Congo). Phytotaxa 258 (3): 201-250, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1
03F53A0AEE42CE59FF56FF48FB54FECB.taxon	description	Aporrhiza paniculata Radlk. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Blighia unijugata Bak. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. var. viscosa Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; pantropical (in Africa: Afrotropical). Eriocoelum lawtonii Exell Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga). Note: possibly not distinct at species rank from the Guineo-Congolian E. microspermum Radlk. ex De Wild. Haplocoelum foliolosum (Hiern) Bullock subsp. foliolosum Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Eastern. Lepisanthes senegalensis (Juss. ex Poir.) Leenh. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. Pappea capensis Eckl. & Zeyh. Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Zambezian-Eastern linking. Zanha africana (Radlk.) Exell Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Note: not in FAC but mentioned by Malaisse (1997); Kakonkania, forêt claire, env. 1150 m, E 27 ° 45 ’ S 11 ° 53 ’, April 1975, Malaisse 8339 (BR). Zanha golungensis Hiern Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Afrotropical. SAPOTACEAE Chrysophyllum bangweolense R. E. Fr. Habitat: wooded grasslands; Zambezian; Meerts & Hasson 683 (BRLU). Chrysophyllum gorungosanum Engl. Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane; Delevoy 415 (BR). Englerophytum magalismontanum (Sond.) T. D. Penn. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking; Meerts & Hasson 055 (BRLU). Manilkara dawei (Stapf) Chiov. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; distribution: uncertain. Note: new to Upper Katanga; Mission de Musoshi, 40 km SSE Lubumbashi, muhulu sur sol argileux rouge, May 1951, Schmitz 3688 (BR, WAG). Kaukenia mochisia (Baker) Kuntze Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian-Eastern linking. Note: new to D. R. Congo; Mwashya, fourré salin, 30 January 1981, Malaisse 11573 (BR). Manilkara obovata (Sab. ex Don) Hemsl. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; African linking; Schmitz 2803 (BR). * Mimusops giorgii De Wild. Habitat: uncertain; Zambezian (endemic of Upper Katanga). Note: known only from the type specimen, taxonomic status unclear, probably not distinct from Mimusops zeyheri Sond.; De Giorgi 36 (BR). Mimusops zeyheri Sond. New synonym: Mimusops affinis De Wild. syn. nov.; habitat: dry evergreen forests (Termitophilous); Zambezian; Meerts & Hasson 056 (BRLU). Synsepalum brevipes (Baker) T. D. Penn. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afrotropical; Meerts & Hasson 382 (BRLU). Synsepalum cerasiferum (Welw.) T. D. Penn. Habitat: dry evergreen forests; Guineo-Congolian linking; Meerts & Hasson 436 (BRLU). Synsepalum passargei (Engl.) T. D. Penn Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking; Meerts & Hasson 592 (BRLU). SCROPHULARIACEAE Buddleja dysophylla (Benth.) Radlk. Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Eastern. SIMAROUBACEAE Quassia silvestris Cheek & Jongkind Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afrotropical. SLADENIACEAE Ficalhoa laurifolia Hiern Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane. STILBACEAE Nuxia congesta R. Br. ex Fresen. Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane. Nuxia oppositifolia (Hochst.) Benth. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; African linking. THYMELAEACEAE Craterosiphon quarrei Staner Habitat: miombo woodlands; Zambezian. Gnidia glauca (Fresen.) Gilg Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Afromontane. Peddiea fischeri Engl. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afromontane. ULMACEAE Chaetachme aristata E. Mey. ex Planch. Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; African linking. note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga in FAC; Duvigneaud 5048 Ch (BRLU). URTICACEAE Myrianthus holstii Engl. Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; distribution: Afromontane. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; Schmitz 6564 (BR). VIOLACEAE Rinorea angustifolia subsp. engleriana (De Wild. & T. Durand) Grey-Wilson Habitat: Afromontane vegetation; Guineo-Congolian linking. Note: Rinorea needs revision in Katanga. Rinorea angustifolia subsp. ardisiiflora (Oliv.) Grey-Wilson Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; distribution uncertain; see note under R. angustifolia var. engleriana. Rinorea brachypetala (Turcz.) Kuntze var. brachypetala Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Sudano-Zambezian; see note under R. angustifolia var. engleriana. Rinorea ilicifolia (Welw. ex Oliv.) Kuntze var. ilicifolia Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Afrotropical. Note: not mentioned for Upper Katanga by FAC; see note under R. angustifolia var. engleriana; Schaijes 2617 (BR). VITACEAE Leea guineensis G. Don Habitat: riverine and swamp forests; Guineo-Congolian linking. XIMENIACEAE Ximenia americana L. Habitat: miombo woodlands; pantropical (in Africa: Afrotropical). Note: here defined sensu lato, including var. caffra (Sond.) Engl. ZYGOPHYLLACEAE Balanites aegyptiaca Del. var. quarrei (De Wild.) Gilbert Habitat: miombo woodlands (Termitophilous); Zambezian (subendemic of Upper Katanga).	en	Meerts, Pierre (2016): An annotated checklist to the trees and shrubs of the Upper Katanga (D. R. Congo). Phytotaxa 258 (3): 201-250, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1
